Legal Opinion
Cole v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 15, 1877No. 702PublishedCited by 4 opinions
APPEAL from the Twelfth Judicial District Court, parish of Cata- . houla. Taliaferro, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Manning, C. J.
The representative of Ranson Riddick’s estate is sued for his alleged liability as indorser of a promissory note.
J. A. White executed the note in favor of Riddick in payment of a. tract of land sold him. At its maturity White was unable to pay the whole sum due, and agreed with John Cole to sell him one half of the. land in consideration of his paying the residue of the note. Cole, White, and Ranson Riddick went to Noah Riddick’s house to perfect this arrangement and take up the note. Noah narrates the way in which it was done.
He was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brown v. RichardsonThe Superior Court of New York City · 1868
- Bouche v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845
3Cited by4 opinions
- Parlor City Lumber Co. v. SandelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Collins v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- B. Olinde & Sons Co. v. Istrouma Mercantile Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Redden v. LambertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904